A 2012 data breach exposed 6.5 million hashed passwords for LinkedIn users instead likely impacted more than 117 million accounts, LinkedIn now says. LinkedIn forced a password reset on all of the affected accounts, but it stopped there. The company now says it will once again force a reset for individual users thought to be impacted in the expanded breach. LinkedIn spokesman Hani Durzy said the company has obtained a copy of the 117 million record database, and that LinkedIn believes it to be real. The 2012 breach was first exposed when a hacker posted a list of some. passwords to a popular forum where members volunteer or can be hired to hack complex passwords.”]